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3D Studio Max Tutorials - Intro to Materials -- Still Life, part 1 - Copy the following file to your local disk. Right-click and choose "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As..."
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3D Studio Max Tutorials - Guide to material mapping in 3D Studio Max - This tutorial covers all the main options in the material editor and UV mapping a simple object. Great for beginners.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Landscape - Here you will be taught how to make a realistic landscape in 3dsm.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Custom Materials Part 2 - In the previous section I explained the diffuse map and how to set a bitmap for it. The next step in creating convincing materials is to add...
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Studio Max Tutorials - Custom Materials Part 3 -
So far I've talked about the importance of diffuse maps
and bump maps in designing materials. Diffuse maps provide
color to the material, bump maps...
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Studio Max Tutorials - Material Editior - 3D
objects may be cool, but they are nothing without a good
material to wrap them with. This tutorial will introduce
you to the material editor which provides just about every
feature you would ever want customize for a material.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Realistic Texturing - In this tutorial we'll be looking at techniques for using textures and materials to create realistic objects.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Custom Materials - One of the most rewarding aspects of 3D Studio MAX is the ability to make your own materials.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Realistic Texturing - An advanced tutorial which allows you to learn how to make realistic textures and apply them to objects.
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Custom Materials Part 4 - In the last segment I talked about controlling the way light is reflected off of a surface in a MAX scene. Of course light can also be absorbed...
3D Studio Max Tutorials - Texturing - Learn how to texture an object properly.
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